Negative Space Portrait Collage With Gel Printed Papers PRESENCE

Day-Storms Studio

Day-Storms Studio

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Learn how to create an inverse negative space portrait using gel plate printing and mixed media collage on an 11x14 wood panel. In this step-by-step tutorial for the Art Academy challenge, watch how layering metallic gold, custom cut-out cardstock stencils, wet-strengthened tea bag paper, deli scraps, and custom typography come together to create a portrait titled "Presence".  

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🔹 MATERIALS & SUPPLIES USED
🔹Canvas: 11x14 Birch Wood Canvas Panel (https://amzn.to/4bMp8oC)
🔹 Gel Plate: Standard Gel Printing Plate (https://amzn.to/4b4lTZo)
🔹 Liquitex Gold Metallic Acrylic Paint (https://amzn.to/4bfLbUu)
🔹 Liquitex Matte Acrylic Medium (https://amzn.to/42teFJK)
🔹 White Gesso (https://amzn.to/4dJo46n)
🔹 Wet-Strengthened Tea Bag Paper (https://amzn.to/4gccXV1)
🔹 Deli paper (https://amzn.to/3PQh9zb)
🔹Tissue paper--NOTE: This is not the teabag paper I use for general pulls. I like this tissue paper when working with stencils and for collage materials. (https://amzn.to/4bjhfHb)
🔹Watercolor paper (https://amzn.to/4mIy5n3)
🔹 Cardstock (https://amzn.to/3Sjqf8B)
🔹 Protective Acrylic Spray Sealant Varnish (https://amzn.to/4eJnl5M)

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Have you ever tried using wet-strengthened tea bag paper on your gel plate? Let me know in the comments below how you like to pull your prints!  

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